- Asoka's charitable rule provided a boost to the economy. The outcome was an increase in domestic and foreign trade that made India to become really rich.
- Expanding trade led to the growth of a written language, known as Brahmi. This also lead to the invention of punched coins in the Ganges River valley. Black polished pottery was also developed. This made another important trading good.
- Economic stucture in the Ganges River valley got more popular during this time. With the boost of merchant and craftsman groups, a system of banking was found.
- Candra Gupta II ruled his empire for about 35 years. After gaining control of ports on the west coast, he encoraged oversea trade which then expanded the economy. Arts and crafts was also especially important because the manufacture of fine fabrics was a lucrative trade item.
- Candra Gupta Maurya seatled to take advantage of travel in the east and west. Gandhara became a big stop for trade from China, Greece, India, and Persia. Over time, the mix of cultures led to a complex culture made up of Greek, Indic, and Persian influences.
- The trade roads that had brought successive merchants, armies, and missionaries through Gandhara, had created a culture with a mixture of traditions.
- Many coins of the period showed Samudra Gupta playing the lute. He was a devoted worshipper of the Hindu god Vishnu.